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The Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview has been released. For the time being it is aimed for developers therefore it isn't something you should use in daily basis. Several features are missing such as playing music, no mobile data connection, PIN/PUK support, etc., and of course there are bugs.

Just a few hours ago Canonical unveiled a new tablet running Ubuntu touch - the same OS running on Ubuntu phones. It will have multi user support and multitasking capabilities as well. Downloads for the Google Nexus 7 and Google Nexus 10 will become available along with Ubuntu Phone images on February 21st. Here is a screenshot of the new tablet and a couple of videos explaining its main features.

Valve's Steam Client for Linux is now officially available for Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.10 via Ubuntu Software Center. It is available for both 32bit and 64bit versions of Precise Pangolin and Quantal Quetzal.

Today Mark Shuttleworth, revealed an Ubuntu powered phone. Ubuntu Phone OS has the look and feel we are used to and it offers more screen space for your apps. It has a welcome screen, not a lock screen, with edge-to-edge experience. Its apps are designed so that they can be controlled via a voice HUD.

Mark Shuttleworth while announcing the name of Ubuntu 13.04 asked the developers who will be attending next weeks Ubuntu Developer Summit in Copenhagen Denmark, to bring along their Nexus 7′s. Commercial Engineering Director at Canonical, Victor Palau, has posted a short video of Ubuntu running on a Nexus 7 already.